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The BlackBerry® Plug-in for Microsoft® Visual Studio® allows web developers to leverage existing Microsoft® based developer tools to create and debug web projects for BlackBerry smartphones.
Developers working within a .NET programming environment use their development tool of choice, while taking advantage of key benefits and features found in web technology in order to quickly create superior browser-based content and applications. Developers using the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio can enjoy a seamlessly optimized and well integrated web development, debugging and profiling environment, all within a single tool for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008.
New Web Development Enhancements
Debugging
- Support is available for debugging web projects with BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators
- Setting Breakpoints on JavaScript® code
- Seamless integration into Locals and Watch Windows
Profiling
- Visibility into the content of XMLHttpRequest requests and response data
- Visibility into data traffic for web-based content, including elements such as images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML
- Reporting on time-to-load for web-based content, including elements such as images, CSS, JavaScript, HTML
Simulator
- BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone simulator now included as the default simulator for web projects
- Ability to install v1.2 alongside v1.1 to allow continued support for debugging BlackBerry® MDS Runtime projects
Requirements
- Operating System: Windows® XP and Windows Vista™ (32-bit)
- Microsoft Visual Studio: minimum requirement Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (Service Pack 1) Standard Edition
Downloads
- Download the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 1.2
- BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators – Use BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators to demonstrate and test how the BlackBerry® Device Software, screen, keyboard and trackwheel/trackball will work with your application. Download and install the BlackBerry® MDS Simulator for connectivity or other simulators for use with the tool
Note: The minimum OS versions to target for the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio are v4.6.0.212, v4.6.1.132 and v4.7.0.80.
Developer Video
- How to Use the BlackBerry Web Development Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio
This video covers the basics of the BlackBerry Web Development Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio, debugging JavaScript and leveraging the Microsoft Visual Studio environment to debug your web applications